Do I Sound...? Identity, Technology, and Voice in Performance and Media

Do I sound: Black? American? Feminine? Queer? Human? In this course we will explore the relationship between identity and technology through the voice - spoken, sung, screamed, and written. We will examine case studies spanning genres (film, popular music, opera, and social media performance) and the globe (France, India, Italy, Japan, and the United States). Grounding these case studies, we will also read theory from the fields of Performance Studies, Film Studies, Critical Musicology, Technology Studies, and Linguistics.